This chapter talks about your Motorola Atrix 4G's audio and video capabilities, including how your Motorola Atrix 4G plays video and music, and how you can synchronize audio and video from your desktop computer.

Your Motorola Atrix 4G is a strong multimedia smartphone with the ability play back many different audio and video formats.
The large screen enables you to turn your Motorola Atrix 4G sideways to enjoy a video in its original 16:9 ratio. You can
also use your Motorola Atrix 4G to search YouTube, watch videos, and even upload videos to YouTube right from your phone.
You can also connect your Atrix to a television using the supplied HDMI cable, or the optional HD Multimedia Dock.

The Music Application—Audio

Let’s take a look at how the Music application works and how to enjoy hours of music while you work.

Touch the Music icon on the Home screen. The Music application presents you with any music and audio files that you have copied
to your Motorola Atrix 4G.

Touch the Genres tab to filter the view by Genre, such as Alternative, Electronic, Pop, and so on. Touch a genre name to reveal
songs in the genre and then touch a song to play it.

Touch the Songs tab to filter the view by song title. This shows all songs by all artists. Touch a song to play it.

Touch the Playlists tab to show any music playlists that you have synchronized to your Motorola Atrix 4G. (I cover how to
do that later in the chapter.)

Touch an album to show its album cover and the songs on the album.

The song that is playing displays at the bottom of the screen.

The play icon indicates that this song is currently playing.

Don’t Forget the Search Button

One important thing to remember is the Search button. No matter what view you are in, you can always touch the Search button
and either type or speak your search.

Go Further: Scroll by Letter

In any view, you can scroll through your albums, artists, or songs quickly by touching the scroll box that pops out on the
right of the screen. Move it up and down to jump to items beginning with the letter of the alphabet that shows in the large
box. For example, to jump to artists that begin with the letter D, scroll until you see the letter D appear in the large box,
and then release the scroll box.

Controlling Playback

While your music is playing, you have some control over how it plays and the selection of music that plays.

Touch to jump to the previous song in the album, playlist, or shuffle. Touch and hold to rewind the song.

Touch and hold the artist, song title, or album name to search the Internet, your music library, or YouTube for items that
match.

Searching Based on What You Are Playing

If you touch and hold the artist, song title, or album name, you see a new window pop up that enables you to search the Internet,
your music library, or YouTube for items that match the artist, song title, or album name. This enables you to discover more
information about the band or song you are listening to, and even watch music videos from the artist on YouTube.

Taking More Actions

While a song is playing, if you touch the Menu button, you can take a few actions on the song.

When you enable Party Shuffle, your Motorola Atrix 4G creates an on-the-fly playlist and chooses 12 random tracks for it.
As it nears the end of the playlist, it adds another 12 random tracks. It keeps doing this until your turn off Party Shuffle.

Working and Listening to Music

While your music is playing, you can continue using your Motorola Atrix 4G without interrupting the music.

To work on other applications while listening to music, touch the Home button. The notification bar displays an icon indicating
your music is still playing.

To switch back to the currently playing song, pull down the notification bar.

Touch the song.

Music Widget

There is a music widget preloaded on your Atrix. You can find it on the second screen to the right of the Home screen. This
widget displays the currently playing song along with buttons to pause, play the song, and jump to the next song. Touching
the song name opens the full Music application and shows that song playing.

What If I Get a Call?

If someone calls you while you are listening to music, your Motorola Atrix 4G pauses the music and displays the regular incoming
call screen. After you hang up, the music continues playing.